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====Hsien====

Found in the Book ''Land of Eight Million Dreams'' these are the closest equivalent to kithain native to the realms of central and western Asia. More so than any other of the gallain the hsien are not like standard changelings. They use an entirely different system of magic much closer to that of [[Mage: The AcsensionAscension]]. The closest analogue mythologically are the [[Xian (Daoist immortal)|Hsien]] or Shinma, small gods who were once the servants of greater spirits and who now must secretly answer the prayers of the faithful. Rather than their souls being born into human bodies, Hsien appropriate the bodies and mortal personalities of the recently deceased, usually hiding the fact that they died at all. They are organised into ten "kwannon-jin", kith-like divisions which include the noble Kamuii and the commoner Hirayanu.

* Each of the '''Kamuii''' are aligned with one of the five Chinese elements: Suijen ([[Water (classical element)|Water]]), Chu-ih-yu ([[Metal (classical element)|Metal]]), Komuko ([[Earth (classical element)|Earth]]), Hou-chi ([[Wood (classical element)|Wood]]) and Chu Jung ([[Fire (classical element)|Fire]]).